See Also: mycoplasma(encyclopedia)
mycoplasma(dictionary)
Mycoplasma(health)
Mycoplasma(medicine)
T-mycoplasma(medicine)
mycoplasma fermentans(medicine)
mycoplasma hominis(medicine)
mycoplasma infections(medicine)
mycoplasma mycoides(medicine)
mycoplasma penetrans(medicine)

mycoplasma (iou)



mycoplasma noun. . M20.
[mod. Latin Mycoplasma genus name, formed as MYCO- + PLASMA.]
Biology. Any of a group of pleomorphic, Gram-negative, chiefly parasitic micro-organisms without a cell wall, which are smaller than bacteria but, unlike viruses, capable of growth in artificial media. Also called pleuropneumonia-like organism.
mycoplasmal adjective of, pertaining to, or caused by mycoplasmas M20.
mycoplas'mosis noun, pl. -moses , a disease, esp. one of animals, caused by mycoplasma M20.